Sponsors of young sheep farmers skills competition, Kathryn Roche and James Smyth (Irish Country Meats) with (l to R) James Mullin 3rd place Rachel Mullin 2nd place and overall winner Dwayne Shiel. Photograph by David Ruffles
Rachel Mullin was awarded a prize for the best handling of sheep in the Young Sheep farmer skills competition and is pictured with Jason and George Stanley from sponsors Stanley Engineering Services.
Selecting the winners of the Sustainability Challenge at Sheep2018 were John O'Connor, Teagasc Kildalton College, Joe Healy, IFA President and Sean Dennehy, IFA Sheep Chair.
The young sheep farmer skills competition held at Sheep 2018 Farm to Fork was a tense affair, with a strong field of 13 competitors from agricultural colleges locking horns. Donegal-man Dwayne Shiels from Letterkenny claimed the top accolade and prizemoney of €250 sponsored by Irish Country Meats.
Rachel Campbell from Co Meath finished second and claimed €150 in prizemoney. Rachel was representing Gurteen Agricultural College and also claimed the award for drafting sheep and €100 sponsored by sheep equipment manufacturer Stanley Engineering Services who are based in Errill, Co Laois. The third prize in the young farmer skills competition of €100 also headed to Donegal, going to James Mullin from Malin Head.
There were four winners of the sustainability challenge co-ordinated by Teagasc Kildalton and sponsored by the Irish Farmers Association. Each winner received a prize of €100, with winners as follows: Noel Burns, Kileshandra, Co Cavan; Gavin O’Sullivan, Beara, Co Cork; Sean Mannion, Tuam, Co Galway and Stephen O’Sullivan, Glengarriff, Co Cork.
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The young sheep farmer skills competition held at Sheep 2018 Farm to Fork was a tense affair, with a strong field of 13 competitors from agricultural colleges locking horns. Donegal-man Dwayne Shiels from Letterkenny claimed the top accolade and prizemoney of €250 sponsored by Irish Country Meats.
Rachel Campbell from Co Meath finished second and claimed €150 in prizemoney. Rachel was representing Gurteen Agricultural College and also claimed the award for drafting sheep and €100 sponsored by sheep equipment manufacturer Stanley Engineering Services who are based in Errill, Co Laois. The third prize in the young farmer skills competition of €100 also headed to Donegal, going to James Mullin from Malin Head.
There were four winners of the sustainability challenge co-ordinated by Teagasc Kildalton and sponsored by the Irish Farmers Association. Each winner received a prize of €100, with winners as follows: Noel Burns, Kileshandra, Co Cavan; Gavin O’Sullivan, Beara, Co Cork; Sean Mannion, Tuam, Co Galway and Stephen O’Sullivan, Glengarriff, Co Cork.
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